Meliscaeva cinctella: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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Where the meliscaeva cinctella lives – recorded in 12 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 11,093 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See grasshoppers, bugs & other insects on the world map

Scientific name	Meliscaeva cinctella
Group	Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects
Found in	12 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Insect
Order	Diptera
Family	Syrphidae

Where does the meliscaeva cinctella live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the meliscaeva cinctella in 12 countries and territories across Europe and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the meliscaeva cinctella?

The meliscaeva cinctella (Meliscaeva cinctella) is an insect in the order Diptera and the family Syrphidae, genus Meliscaeva. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the meliscaeva cinctella

Meliscaeva cinctella is a Holarctic species of hoverfly.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Meliscaeva cinctella (revision 1376312238), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1290889 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).